Huntsville, Alabama
(January 5, 2007) After reviewing various news
accounts of the deadly car crash that led to the death of 20-year-old
Brandon Shoulders and the injury of 23-year-old Jessica Sykes, The
Huntsville Police Department issues the following statement:

The
Huntsville Police Department never said the occupants of the vehicle
were robbery suspects. The officers wanted to stop the vehicle to
question the driver based on the similarity to the BOLO issued by the
Florence Police Department stating a silver or grey 4 door vehicle,
possibly a Nissan Maxima may have been connected to a series of
robberies. The driver of the vehicle was being stopped for questioning.
A series of robberies have not been solved due to this unfortunate
accident. Our officers have no reason to believe the vehicle or the
victim is involved in any robberies. Media accounts are misleading and
inaccurate. Our sincere prayers go out to the families of Mr. Shoulders
and Ms. Sykes.